Courtoisina assimilis
(Steud.) P. Marquet
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Description
A tropical sedge that grows in seasonally wet areas and along roadsides. It is used as a famine food and produces edible rhizomes, culms (stems), and leaves.
Edible Uses
The rhizomes can be eaten cooked or uncooked as a vegetable, and the culms are also cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The leaves are used as a herb.
Traditional Uses
The rhizomes are eaten cooked or uncooked as a vegetable. The culms are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The leaves are used as a herb.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in seasonally wet areas and along roadsides.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, Southern frica,
Other Information
It is a famine food.
Synonyms
References (1)
- Simpson, D. A. & Inglis, C. A., 2001, Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A checklist. Kew Bulletin Vol. 56, No. 2 (2001), pp. 257-360
